Deadline looms to register for South Carolina Democratic Primary

Democratic state lawmakers have introduced a proposed constitutional amendment to open Democratic and Republican primary elections in New Mexico to all voters amid a surge in independent voter registration.

Georgians who want to vote now for a presidential candidate in the Democrat or Republican preference primaries can do so by voting a mail-in absentee ballot.

If you are registered as: No Party, None, Other party, Green, Reform or Libertarian party member you will not be eligible to vote in the presidential preference party primary on March 5. In some counties, the County Clerk or Elections Administrator registers voters. On Election Day, March 1, Smith County will use its newly implemented and approved vote center program, allowing residents to vote at any of the 34 polling locations in Smith County instead of being restricted to their precinct.

Georgia law allows for “no fault absentee voting” so registered voters can request a mail-in absentee ballot from their local elections office for any reason up to 45 days ahead of a federal election date, said Secretary of State Brian Kemp.

If you’ve moved within your county or changed your name recently, it will help ensure a smoother voting process for you – and your neighbors – by updating your information prior to the deadline. You can go online or call your parish’s Registrar of Voters for more information– but you’ve got to get it done by next Wednesday.

Early voting will be held from 8:30 a.m.to 6 p.m. February 20 and February 22-27 at the Registrar of Voters office.

Early voting begins February 16 and Election Day is March 1.